Return of the King

Lord Grattan

Just a thought. I wonder if we're going to have a female vice-presidential candicate being selected by Al?;)

Steve
 
Bush didn't actually 'win' the last time around;
Course looking back with 20/20 hindsight whe now know that he did win the Florida Vote*, and was the true winner of the election.


*New York Time/Miami Herald recount.
 
Wow, what a flattering pic of Howard Dean.:p

I was glad to hear on the Emerging Majority thread that this is being continued - I would have loved to see Al Gore re-elected in 2004.:)p)

If you ask me though, I think Hillary Clinton would be Gore's best running mate. She's a centrist, balances the ticket by being from New York, and would stir up the race because: 1) She's a woman, and 2) She's a Clinton.

Clinton would be perfect, and I'm sure Gore would have greatly considered her. I suppose the question is - would she accept? After all, being VP was nowhere in her plans, and with Gore running she likely isn't going to run for POTUS in 2004, but if Gore somehow loses, then she will run in 2008, a likely Democratic year even from a 2004 retrospect.
 
Clinton is the last person Gore would pick due to their less-than-cordial relationship during her husband's administration.
 
Lord Grattan

Just a thought. I wonder if we're going to have a female vice-presidential candicate being selected by Al?;)

Steve

How about Jeanne Shaheen? She was on Gore's short list in 2000 and him running could probably lead to her not becoming the national chairperson of Kerry's campaign.
 
How about Jeanne Shaheen? She was on Gore's short list in 2000 and him running could probably lead to her not becoming the national chairperson of Kerry's campaign.

In OTL, when it was announced that she was on Gore's short list she quickly withdraw her name from consideration. While she could make a different decision in TTL and could rise to the top of that list, her reasons for withdrawing her name probably would still be present.
 
Just a thought... If Gore is going to slam Bush on the 'Patriot' Act, he's going to look pretty stupid if his VP candidate voted for it.

Gore/Feingold 2004! :)
 
In OTL, when it was announced that she was on Gore's short list she quickly withdraw her name from consideration. While she could make a different decision in TTL and could rise to the top of that list, her reasons for withdrawing her name probably would still be present.

I thought that her main reason for withdrawing her name was that she had a reelection campaign that year, while at this time in TTL she will have finished her third term and is out of office.
 
Quite possibly Barbara Mikulski. I heard she was strongly considered for VP by the Gore campaign in 2000. Just a guess.

Babs? I hope he does. If Gore is running on an anti-Iraq War platform, she'll fit right in due to her vote against authorizing force against Iraq. Her biggest issue is that she doesn't bring popularity in any swing state with her to the ticket; Maryland is one of the most Democratic states in the nation. Her sexual orientation may be fodder for the religous right, as there were allegations she was lesbian during her election campaign in 1986 that she never directly responded to.
 
Babs? I hope he does. If Gore is running on an anti-Iraq War platform, she'll fit right in due to her vote against authorizing force against Iraq. Her biggest issue is that she doesn't bring popularity in any swing state with her to the ticket; Maryland is one of the most Democratic states in the nation. Her sexual orientation may be fodder for the religous right, as there were allegations she was lesbian during her election campaign in 1986 that she never directly responded to.

That is of course a small problem, but she is incredibly well respected and Gore can easily counterattack the people for the suggesting it. It could serve as a potential battleground.
 
this will be taken back up, don't worry. I'm just working on a lot right now, and I'm still trying to finish up Emerging Majority on a strong note. patience is the mother of all virtues.
 
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